TIMES UNION REPORTS – Cindy Kaiser will be the next Syracuse Town Board member after the Republican caucus unanimously voted for her Monday evening.
There were four precinct committeemen in the caucus and all four voted for Kaiser to serve in the Ward 3 seat, including new precinct committeeman and Syracuse Police Chief Jim Lane. Kaiser was the only person who filed by the deadline Friday. The caucus started at 6 p.m. Monday at Syracuse Town Hall and was over about 20 minutes later.
Kaiser officially takes over Oct. 1. Tom Hoover resigned Aug. 31 from the Town Board, effective Sept. 30, as he is moving out of the voting district. Kaiser will finish out Hoover’s term, which expires Dec. 31, 2023.
Before the caucus vote, Kaiser was given three minutes to make remarks. In her speech, she talked about working at Wawasee Community Schools and how her education and experience qualifies her for the Town Board.
Kaiser, 64, has lived on Medusa Street in Syracuse since 1985. She retired from Wawasee Schools in 2018. She served as Milford School’s principal for 27 years, and served a total of 39 years for Wawasee.
She graduated from Wawasee High School in 1975 and from college in 1979.
Her husband, Brent, is retired and was a pharmacist at CVS in Syracuse and at Kroger’s in Warsaw. Her two children attended Wawasee Schools and live in Syracuse.
Vote counters for the caucus were Randy Girod and Steve Foster.
